General Information

Serial #

3

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

THERMAL BLANKETS CONSIST OF LAYERS OF VARIOUS MATERIALS: INNER LAYERS ARE MYLAR WITH VACUUM DEPOSITED ALUMINUM (VDA)COATING/OUTER LAYER IS KAPTON WITH INNER VDA COAT & OUTER COATING OF INDIUM TIN OXIDE.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

8.0 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Space Technology

Category

Communications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SPAR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

JANUARY 1992 ON U.S. SHUTTLE FLIGHT CARRYING 2ND CANADIAN ASTRONAUT DR. ROBERTA BONDAR

Canada

TYPE OF MATERIAL USED ON TELESAT CANADA'S ANIK E SATELLITES. ANIK E2 WAS TELESAT'S 10TH COMMERCIAL DOMESTIC COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE.

Function

PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ALIGNMENT CUBES ON ANIK E SPACECRAFT. THERMAL BLANKETS PROVIDE BARRIER AROUND SPACECRAFT TO KEEP HEAT IN & OUT, MAINTAINING THERMAL STABILIZATION OF COMPONENTS. AS WELL, INDIUM TIN OXIDE COATING & CONDUCTIVE VELCRO CONNECTORS CREATE EFFECTIVE FARADAY CAGE AROUND SATELLITE TO REDUCE ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PHENOMENA THAT CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 INTERIOR STICKER READS 'THERMAL BLANKET/ ESA CUBE/ 49671-3264534-502/ SERIAL NO. 003'/.2 IDENTICAL STICKER EXCEPT 'SERIAL NO. 004'

Missing

N/A

Finish

GOLD COLOURED EXTERIOR WITH SILVER COLOURED TAB & INTERIOR/ WHITE SYNTHETIC/ WHITE (NON-CONDUCTIVE) & GREY (CONDUCTIVE) VELCRO

Decoration

N/A